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http://uncensored.co.nz/2016/11/15/worlds-biggest-seismic-testing-ship-parked-on-nz-faultline/

New Zealand earth quake upgraded to 7.8 and Human sin has been blamed and also the above seismic explorer could be the culprit. What next.

 

Paris Climate Deal Is Too Weak to Meet Goals, Report Finds | New York Times
Current CO2 emission reduction pledges will not hold temperatures to goal of 2.0°C increase (itself greater than the strongly-recommended 1.5°C increase), but will instead allow temps to rise 2.7°C.

US companies to Trump: Don’t abandon global climate deal | Boston Globe
“Failure to build a low-carbon economy puts American prosperity at risk,” the companies said in a joint letter... However, the auto industry is hoping for less pollution regulation from the Trump administration.

Meanwhile...
Largest oil deposit ever found in U.S. discovered in Texas | USA Today
The new Wolfcamp shale deposit is nearly three times the size of the Bakken and Three Forks formations, and more discoveries in the area are possible.

 

Stephen Hawking said we have about 1000 years left on this planet so you can

1. Go to Mars, or

2. Party and quit making everyone miserable with your fear mongering.

 

With Donald Ducks little fingers fiddling the nuke button I give it any day

 

Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief now that AGW was voted away by the Celebration Of Stupid crowd as they continue creating their own reality, so this must be more of that fake news stuff...

Some areas of the Arctic have reached more than 36 degrees above norm
And in some parts of Arctic Russia, anomalies have exceeded 40 degrees
As these high temperatures occur, sea ice is struggling to recover
October temperatures equaled the third-warmest for the month ever

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...s-reveal-Earth-track-warmest-year-record.html

 

Help me with my units. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...s-reveal-Earth-track-warmest-year-record.html says "temperatures were 6°C to 7°C [42.8-44.7°F] above the long-term average"

For a temperature change, not what the temperature is, why is 32 being added to the °F deviation? Doesn't a 6°C change = a 10.8°F change

 

Good spot. The journalist who wrote that article appeared at times to mix up "degrees of change" with an absolute temperature.

 

Corals survived Caribbean climate change | PHYS.org

Corals in the genus Orbicella survived a coral extinction event 1-2 million years ago, apparently do to an unusually high genetic diversity. It is thought that this group of coral will be among those most likely to survive the rapid environmental changes we are currently experiencing.

 

Yes, that seems to be an enormous mistake, my bad for not reading deeper into the article.

 

Plants can be engineered to help fight the effects of climate change | The Verge

At least in the lab, plants can be genetically engineered to fix more carbon, either by speeding up the carbon fixation cycle, or by improving a plant's photosynthesis so they will grow faster and bigger.

 

Climate change may prevent volcanoes from cooling the planet | The Verge

When large volcanoes erupt the aerosols they inject high into the stratosphere reflect sunlight and cool the earth. New research suggests that as the lower troposphere warms and expands due to global warming fewer aerosols will reach the stratosphere, thereby reducing their cooling effect.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_sulfur_aerosols

 

As Daffy Duck would say, "That's preposterous!"

 

U.S. record heat poised to outpace record cold by factor of 15 late this century | Washington Post

This figure shows the percentage of daily temperature records set at weather stations across the contiguous 48 states by decade.
Record highs (red) are compared with record lows (blue). (U.S. EPA from Meehl et al., 2009)​

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Hi Tom
You may like this idea that you have similar vision
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https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-a-vtol-flying-water-craft-made?ref=discovery

About this project

Tom Daily with the help of DARcorporation's engineering services will bring to life the Lake Hopper. A new flying water craft for water recreational fun! This is a next generation VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) concept that will revolutionize the water aviation world. Initial drawings are being developed as we speak. We will need the help of every Kickstarter on this campaign to make the Lake Hopper a success. DARcorporation does not just read aviation books, but they also write aviation books. www.DARcorp.com.

 

Thank`s for that link myark and very interesting.
It is going beyond what I want of a recreational vehicle, as I do not want to travel too far or too high (skimming the surface for me) so take of and landings and high speed (the dangerous part) would not be necessary for me.
Road transport between flights is a must.
Also a rotor that does not create rotational torque is essential (already available) so I choose using already proven and available parts from a decommissioned helicopter with my modifications and present technology with out the expensive avionics, it has to be dirt cheap.

The lake hopper may be trying to hard to impress with design and innovative ideas that will cost millions to develop and time.I do not have enough time left for that.

I do not need expensive drawings or computer design to do what I want. And I do not want to be involved with Aviation Regulations such as lodging flight plans and all of that is involved with regulated flying.Keep it simple Ground Effect vehicle.